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Monthly Archives: March 2016

Ryan Scott Oliver’s 35MM – A Musical Exhibition with Circle Theatre at Flat Iron Arts Building.

By Lazlo Collins

I was excited to see this Chicago premiere at the Flat Iron Arts Building. The premise of this review seemed promising

Matilda, the Musical – Broadway in Chicago

Roald Dahl’s popular children’s fantasy about a little English girl who endures emotional abuse from both her family

Christina, the Girl King – Cor Theatre

Based upon a chapter of little-known European history, Christina (or Kristina), who ruled as Queen of Sweden from

United Flight 232 – House Theatre

In 1989, on a beautiful sunny day in July, a United Airlines DC-10 filled with passengers left Denver, Colorado bound

Butler – Northlight Theatre

Benjamin Franklin Butler, the little-remembered American lawyer, politician and soldier, suddenly became a major

West Side Story – Paramount Arts

Back in the 1950’s when newspapers were just beginning to cover tragic stories of teenage gangs and turf wars, a new

The Bachelors – Cole Theatre

Caroline V. McGraw has created a world that may, at first, appear vaguely familiar to some of her audience. Three post-

Rent – Theo Ubique

With more than 50 shows and 40 Jeff Awards to their credit, Theo Ubique’s highly respected professional theatre

The Matchmaker – Goodman Theatre

“Isn’t the world full of wonderful things?” asks Cornelius Hackl, the 33-year-old chief clerk who’s suddenly broke

Mary-Kate Olsen is in Love – The Comrades

Slumped on the sofa, tightly wrapped in a blanket, Grace realizes that her life hasn’t exactly turned out the way she’d